space travel
Hate your job? NASA wants you to work on Mars
Science
June 18, 2016
Hate your job? NASA wants you to work on Mars
US space agency NASA has just released a series of retro recruitment posters that advertise potential positions it may one…
INTERVIEW: Omar Samra’s long journey into outer space
Egypt
May 27, 2016
INTERVIEW: Omar Samra’s long journey into outer space
Egyptian explorer Omar Samra has bagged a number of high-profile feats of endurance in his short but glittering career, in…
Soprano Sarah Brightman works on song to perform from space
Art news
March 11, 2015
Soprano Sarah Brightman works on song to perform from space
British soprano Sarah Brightman is aiming to perform where no professional singer has ever gone before: the International Space Station. The…
Omar Samra to become first Egyptian in space
Egypt
December 11, 2013
Omar Samra to become first Egyptian in space
Omar Samra has won the AXE Apollo Space Academy competition in the US state of Florida, beating out 112 worldwide…
Cairo science fest aims for the moon
Egypt
April 19, 2010
Cairo science fest aims for the moon
“The 21st century will be led by societies that are knowledge-based,” said Alaa Ibrahim, director of the recently launched Cairo…